LILY ALLEN - 22
When She Was 22 The Future Looked Bright
But She's Nearly 30 Now
And She's Out Every Night
I See That Look In Her Face
She's Got That Look In Her Eyes
He's Thinking How Did I Get Here
And Wondering Why
It's Sad But It's True How Society Says
Her Life Is Already Over
There's Nothing To Do And There's Nothing To Say
Til The Man Of Her Dreams Comes Along Picks Her Up
And Puts Her Over His Shoulder
It Seems So Unlikely In This Day And Age
She's Got An Alright Job
But It's Not A Career
Wherever She Thinks About It
It Brings Her To Tears
Cause All She Wants Is A Boyfriend
She Gets One-Night Stands
She's Thinking How Did I Get Here
I'm Doing All That I Can
It's Sad But It's True How Society Says
Her Life Is Already Over
There's Nothing To Do And There's Nothing To Say
Til The Man Of Her Dreams Comes Along Picks Her Up
And Puts Her Over His Shoulder
It Seems So Unlikely In This Day And Age
It's Sad But It's True How Society Says
Her Life Is Already Over
There's Nothing To Do And There's Nothing To Say
Til The Man Of Her Dreams Comes Along Picks Her Up
And Puts Her Over His Shoulder
It Seems So Unlikely In This Day And Age
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Lily Allen, Greg Kurstin
Producer(s): Greg Kurstin
Allen Told The Observer Music Magazine December 2008 That This Song About A Female Character Who's All Washed Up At 30 Wasn't Intended To Make Her More Elderly Listeners Depressed. She Explained: "It's More About Girls That Haven't Figured Out What They Want To Do With Themselves. Especially Really Pretty Girls. They Can Rely On Their Looks To An Extent: People Will Pay For Their Dinners And Drinks And They Don't Really Have To Think. And Then Suddenly It Hits Them That They're Not Doing Anything With Their Lives And It's Too Late. And, Yes, It's About A Specific Person. Most Of My Songs Start Like That And Then Become More General."